Balboa High School - Galleon Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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LORRAINE McGILL . . . Rasputin . . . star gazer . . . plans to be a trained nurse and air hostess . . . maybe she wants to get closer to the stars . . . we'd recommend Hollywood . . . anyway, Lorraine's a cute little girl . . .one of the last of the McGills. MARGARET MCKENNA . . . Peg . . . not even five feet, yet her hopes excel many a taller person's . . . plans to be a private sec- retary . . . her favorite topic is books . . . yet she doesn't like to study . , . maybe she just reads the books. RICHARD McQUEEN . . . Mac . . . shy . . . and blushes . . . especiall when he sees a pretty girl' . . . and says hello . . . plans to be an aeronautical engineer . . . he's already in the clouds . . . the whole six feet of him. HARRIET MEYER . . . Harry . . . fond of her- self. . .she says . . . so is a certain R.O.T.C. boy . . . dislikes freshmen in particu- lar . . . who mistake her for a freshman . . . because she is little . . . her eyes have that wide open, wondering look . . . her mouth is open, too, sometimes . . . when she sings in the Girls' Chorus. LELAND MISER. . .' Lee . . . likes coffee . . . likes tea . . , likes irls. . . and says the girls like him . . . of course, we wouldn't know . . . they've never told us . . . seems pretty certain . . . perhaps he looked at him- self in a full length mirror . . . while arrayed in his RO. officers uniform. BARBARA MONETTE . . . Bobbie . . , wanna buy a duck . . . she's a Penner en- thusiast . . . even imitates him . . . likes to drive auto- mobiles . . . another future menace to traffic . . . and another secretary . . . there are so many aspirin sec- retaries . . . they wil? be a menace soon. RUTH MORAN... Wim- py . . . give her hambur- gers with mustard . . . she thrives on them . . , and finds joy in riding around in big shiny cars , . . if you want to see pep personified . . . just watch Ruthie . . . she's as full of fun as the clock is of ticks. GLADYS NAUMAN . , . Glad . , . she's casually usual . . . but frightfully scholastic , . . her collection of honor societies is most abundant . . . a thespian of hrst rank , . . future Stanfordite . . . her likes and dislikes are most spe- cific . . . neutral . . . but nice . . . ElSSlSf3.I'lt fI'C'215l.lI'l1'I' of the Student Body . . . and another Block B-er. ALBERT McGUIRE . . . Al . . . towers above the crowds .. . green eyes are a valuable asset . . . but his mustache forms the drawback , . . maybe it makes him feel like a man . . . likes the wide open spaces . . . more room for his feet. RAYMOND McLAREN . . Ray . . . here's one boy who'll never be stuck up . . . doesn't chew gum . . . dislikes it very much . . . but candy . . . well, you can pass the dish again . . . science holds his interest. JOAN MEEK . . . joanie . . . anything but meek . . . her personality is admirable . . . shes as sweet as they come . . . and yet she seems aristocratic and sophisti- cated . . . has that air of well being about her. ANNI MICQHLER . . . Mitch . . . she won't dance . . . don't ask her . . . despite this she's a grand sport . . . and any sport interests her . . . commer- cial work is more interest- ing . . . she'll continue its study at business college . . . then off to work she'll go. PATRICIA MISKEL . . . Patty . . . Ireland must be heaven for her mother came from there . . . and Patty is like a gift from heaven . . . with her fine Irish humor . . . and lovely appearance . . . a fine maid- en from Killarney. CATHERINE MONTAL- BANO . . . Kae . . . here's a re ular little gold digger . . , foves money . . . and dislikes to receive win- dowpane envelopes . . . bills . . . going to look for the pot of old at the end of the rainbow . . . she's going to be a professional costume designer. HELEN MORILLA . . . Baby . . . when she smiles . . . a radiant light seems to have been lit . . . and she showers happiness upon all . . . souvenirs are her fana- ticism . . . and she will some day collect languages . . . a foreign correspon- dent, you know. ALFRED NAUMAN . , . Al . . . blonde, chunky and good looking . . . a football player . . . silly girls are his utmost fright . . . Annapolis is his con- tention . . . to fly the skies, maybe . . . that's what he says his ambition is . . . or maybe that institution has a good football team . . . at ease on the basketball court . . . presides over Aviators. ROBERT MCHENRY . . . Mac . . . he's pretty, too . . . that's what he says . . . his hobb is to be his own sweet sellf . . . well, we didn't expect to find a Jek- yll and Hyde at Balboa . . . his light blue eyes and a dash of black . . . framed by blonde waving hair . . . says, he'll do, JUNE McLAUGHLIN . . . Mac . . . ships that sail upon the sea . . . or any- thing nautical are of inter- est to her , . . she sketches . . . and would like to be a professional pianist . . . going to beauty culture school . . . now that is something. LESLIE MENCONI . . . Sic . . . might well be the tallest thin man in the circus . . . his height and weight add up to approxim- ately that . . . what with all the milk shakes he devours . . . you'd think he'd be the fat lady's side kick . . . perhaps waiting for the bus uses up all his reserve weight. PATSY MILLER . . . Pat . . . strange as it may seem . . . here's a backwoods girl .. .orshewillbe.. . plans to study forestry at U.C ..., her ambition is astounding . . . as can easily be seen by her C.S.F. membership. DOROTHY MOEHRING . . . Dot . . . wants to be individual . . . and not just another yes-woman . . . not that she isn't acquiescent to your wishes . . . but she has a mind of her own . . . and makes use of it . . . so shc's going to get-rich-quick . . . thought she was differ- ent. EVELYN MONTEVERDI . . . Monti . . . frisky and jolly . . . like a little toy terrier...her big brown eyes and dark hair make her a very agreeable person to look at . . . she's a nosy per- son . . . likes to find out other peoples secrets for a pastime . . . should have signed up for news writing. HAROLD MOTSINGER... Mot A. . . he's leaving us . . . going to a university in Missouri . . . to study mechanical engineering . . . but while he's here . . . he'll take music and danc- ing for diversion . . . could her name be Mary . . . or is he bashful. FRANCES MURRAY . . . Shorty . . . as sunny as a day in june . . . and no enemies because of this . . . her charming personality radiates good feeling . . . and if this girl you do not know . . . you surely ought to meet her . . . you'll not be the loser . . . in killing time, opportunity is often slain . . . Frances is never caught idling. Page lwenly-live

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...-...-..,,,.,- v . JAMES MacDONALD . . . Mac . . . bouquets and brickbats . . . he can throw either of them with a ven- geance . . . the star stroke in the crew . . . and a hero on the gridiron . . . bench . . . don't know whether he favors pet names or not . . . but Jimsy-Wimsy sounds awful cute . . .when the editor says it. DICK MANGELS . . . Dick . . . autos are his pastime . . . so long as they don't pass the stop light it's all right . . . says dogs are his best friends . . . he and his tall good looking blondeness are oing to be a man of the world . . . what- ever that is. JOE MARCOUX . . . Joey . . . going to col- lege . . . good for him . . . to study chemistry . . . an- alytical chem, my goodness . . . wears a chain on his wrist . . . wonder whose . . . a rabbit foot on his pin . . . must be the rabbit's...says he's a bit clumsy . . . hasn't fallen yet. ELIZABETH MATHEXYJ- SON. . . Boot . . .crazy people . . . she takes the cake . , . runs in circles half the time . . . it's excusable since she's so cute with it all . . . this is one girl that the hot stove doesn't ire . . . she revels in cooking . . . but sissies are no treat to her. LOUIS MAZZERA . . . Louie . . . definitely not the screen idol type . . . too quiet . . . but when you get beneath that reserved exterior . . . you End a fine fellow . . . full of gaiety and ambition . . . going to Stanford . . . then to work for Papa. DANIEL McCARTHY . . . Mac . . . sitting in the sand a-sunning . . . that's what he'd like to do . . . forever more . . . but there's a limit to everything . . . and his fine Irish tempera- ment craves action. BETTY MCCULLOCH . . . Bet . . . freckles on her nose . . . cute, too . . . she's against the Dime Jig . . . her ideals go far above this . . . she's going to de- sign clothes and have a good time . . . many people have designs on her clothes al- ready . . . and envy their elegance, MYRTLE McEXWEN . . . Myrt . . . a better sport than she is yet to be born . . . shows no partiality to any certain thing . . . that's why everyone admires her so . . . aims to hit twelve bull's eyes in a row with an arrow . . . there's nothing like practice to better the aim . . . we know sincerity and faithfulness , . . friends are gone, but not forgotten, Page tufenly-four EVELYN MACKOTA . . . . . . petite and pretty misswhowears sport c othes like a goddess . . . aims to be a stenographer . . . but she and shorthand don't seem to agree . . . has a low-pitched voice . . . and when she croons one thinks of the Miami moon and magic. ELVERA MANGINI . . . Mickey . . . going to pound the keyboard . . . not a piano keyboard, either . , . a comptometer . . . it's a great world if you don't weaken . . . that is . . . if the right one doesn't come along . . . or does. ALDO MARIUCCI . . . Al , . .those flashy R.O. uniforms get in his hair . . . his pet hate . . . everyone has his shortcomings . . . orange nail polish is O.K. utpink...gooey... likes football . . . and all colors of hair . . . it's what is under it that matters to him. VANCE MAXFIELD . . . Max ..,telephone hound . . . one of those bothersome persons who phones and then . . . guess who . . . oh, fun . . . he's full of it . . . goes in for mechanical drawing . . . intends to be a draftsman. LILYAN McAULIFFE . . . Lil . . . an American Sonja right among us . , . she'd like to ice skate in the Olympics . . . didn't know that was an Olympic sport . . likes blonde hair . . . so much so, she is one now . . . now, now, don't tattle . . . I.il doesn't like tattle- tales. FLORENCE NICCARTHY , . . Flo . . . five feet two . . . eyes of blue . . . but why go on . . . everyone knows she's one swell per- son . . . and her ambition to own a dress shop has no false start . . . her wardrobe could start her in the busi- ness . . . with some left over. EDWARD MCDONALD... Ed, to-be-sure . . . fair and blonde , . . with clearly defined features . . . and the will to get ahead . , . he never goes far . . . but where there's a will . . . there's a way . . . Ed likes to fiddle around with auto- mobiles . . . only the grease gets in his hair. FLORENCE MCFADDEN . . . Flo . . . this fair young lass intends to travel . . . hope she doesn't intend to travel on a horse...even though she is a young eques- trienne . . . might get wet crossing the ocean on a horse . . . sings with the rest of the Girls' Chorus ambition is not known . . . but she is surely destined to succeed. ui an O E-1 cn I-' I-1 O U P-4 O CQ O I-4 l-4 F15 O or rl. D V1 in P 4 CE Q Q I-I-I D4 O Lv.. I-I-I LD D5 I-I-I I-T-I Z cn 41 Z 'C 2 .-1 I-Ll ED VJ ID 2 bd u h-4 Q GEORGE MACRIS . . . Yogo . . . an artist in our midst . . . looks like one . . . or a violinist . . . with his brown wavy hair and all . . . don't know if he has violinist's elbows or not . . . you'll have to ask him . . . soccer seems to get him down. WILLIAM MANNING . , . Handsome . . . used to be a little fellow . . . then his legs got long . . . but his head didn't get big . . . prefers a bnrnette . , . he's a gentleman . . . even though he does wear dirty cords . . . and blows a horn . . . ah, Gabriel. SHIRLIE MARSHALL . . . Shirl ...talk, talk, talk... that's all she does . . . don't doubt that she played the part of the radio at an assembly . . . she's tall and delightful . . . and full of fun . . . it isn't that coffee keeps her awake . . . she just doesn't like it . . . she'd rather play tennis. ANGELO MAZZA . . . Angel . . . and well might he be called that . . . on y, angels have wings . . . and don't talk . . . that's all he does . . .but it is en- tertaining . . . if you care to be entertained . . . he wants only one thing . . . to reach the top and retire . . , what top. JOHN MCCARRICK . . . Mac . . .goes in for new and interesting things . . . plans to study diesel engines at some technical school... more power to him . . . likes to swim . . . maybe because the water reminds him of his own blue eyes . . . my. my, how ducky. FAIRREL MCCORD . . . Mick . . . the fellow who drives around in the classy car . . . some day he'll own one like it . . . he hopes. . . intends to be an accountant ...on account of . . . it interests him . . . or maybe it's the salary attached. STANLEY MCDOUGALL . . . Mac . . . swings it in the band . . . we wager that those little sgecks on his face are sun- eauty marks . , . that's from fishing and camping out so much . . . freckles will come,you know . . . maybe they'll grow to- gether and be a tan some day. JOE McGREW . . . Dan- gerous Dan . . . Balboa's example of the Tarzan type . . . only Tarzan wasn't slightly tetched in the haid . . . that's the mountain lingo coming out in Joe . , . Al ah be praised . . . he's going to e a peace officer ...hehopes...can usually beg found tinkering with machinery . . . for to- day he is a man.

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ALBERTA NELSON . . . Al . . . unless you know her . . . you wouldn't know exactly how to take her . . . she's funny that way . . . but when you know her . . . ou'll never know another like her . . . she's almost perfect . . . all the more so ecause she hates the Dime Jig . . . that's an admirable trait. GORDON NICOLL . . . Staccato . . . surface glances at a person are often deceiving . . . take our presi- dent . . . full of fun and light . . . but beneath is earnest endeavor to be what everyone expects of him . . . going to be a medical stu- dent at Stanford . . . can't you just see him . . . nurse, and me a scalpel. BLANCHE NORDSETH... Bee . . .sophisticates who yawn and drawl at you get under her well-cared-for skin . . . loves to sketch things . . . but not on school desks . . . intends to be a stenographer . . . her short- hand speed is of the best... but wait just a few years. JEANNE OLCOTT . . . Jeannie . , . some call her lovely . . . some, sweet . . . we call her distin- guished and individual . . . a true blue girl . . . features are a perfect symmetry . . . her fine spirit is admirable . . . and kindly actions make us adore her. WILLIAM O'MEARA . . . Andy . . . dramatist . . . both ehind the footlights . . . and by pen point. . . an answer for anything you ask him . . . social climbers can stop climbing as far as he's concerned . . . this high senior vice president doesn't like them. HERBERT OSOSKE . . . Herb . . . the friend of man . . . in this case, at least . . . is the one who pronounces names correctly . .V . -especially Herbert's... it irritates his good nature the pronounciations they get out for his name . . . out- side of this . . . nothing in the world bothers him. HUGH PAINE... Silky . , . runs from jazz . . . autos . . . and dangerous sections of the city . . . intends to out-g the G- men . . . in the Intelligence Bureau . . . fancy that . . . looks very intelligent . , . riding along on his bicycle. MADELINE PEABODY... . . . Madd . . . isn't like her nickname . . . really quite sane . . . brain- storms are no pleasure for her . . . she's the silent type . , . collector of things . . . odds and ends . . . a luring smile , . . and flashing eyes are a good combination... these virtues plus ability to orate . . . spell sure ad- vancement. Page twenty-tix MINNIE NELSON . . . Min . . . who do you think she is, anyway . . . this girl who wants to be something she's not . . . wonder if her aversion for full moons has anything to do with this . . . and what's wrong with apple eaters . . . she doesn't li e them. FRANCIS ILAN . .- . Frank . . . w uld like to go to colle d tote the pigskin . . . me an ar- chitect . . , ote a pencil and blue t . . . he's the boy who ' es gems . . . if they bies . . . get it . . . no think . . . that's thyst straw. 1 ZELVEXKA OBERTI . . . Ba e ' . . short and stock . . likes to eat candy . . , that's a bad combination . . . young and happy , . . no loafing for her. . .everonthego. . . doing something . . . sort of in training already for her nursing career ARMIDA OLLER . . . Me . . . of course, it's you . . . who else would it be . . . and a nice you, too . . . loud plaid shirts are her nightmare . . . she'll take a white one . . . calls herself and her appearance just so and so . . . we don't agree. JAMES O'ROURKE . . . Jim . . . the future James H. O'Rourke, M.D .... how his grey eyes shine when he thin s of it . . . likes all his friends . . . including himself . . . and if you tell him to go jump in the lake for revenge . . . you'll regret it . . . he likes to swim. KATHRYN OWENS . . . Kay . . . hopes to see her name in lights some day . . . a singer of great note . , . and beauty . . . to describe her adequately . . . think of an auburn haired little china doll minus the slant eyes . . . andvthere you have Kay. I 1 'J JOSEPH PALMISANO . . . 'Yfurlef' . . . a fixer-upper .l.. . pf automobiles . . . ag Nfrapped! in mechanical d vices . . J cannot be con- f sed by anything that can taken apart . . . and put together . . . maybe all the curls in his hair came from fooling around grease. JOHN PEEK . . . Pet . . . seems that there is one boy in a hundred who likes stuck up girls . . . he isn't that one . . . prefers them amiable . . . likes to bask in the sun . . . has a funny . . . but attractive . . . wave . . . right down the center of his head . . . and la yellow roadster . . .A he is the ring-leader of his reg- istry. L-T-1 U Z QC C3 D-' 4 Q Z O O Z C3 Z sf! in I Z U-I 2 4 Z cd D O l-4 VJ cn ssl .-1 U I-TJ U Z ei CE U ff. Q sf. I B 0 Z CD I-T-I l-1 I-4 P l-4 U 41 VIOLA NELSON . . . Streamline . . . and no wonder the nickname . . . she's a modern version of a Greek goddess of old . . . with deep violet colored eyes screened bylong black lashes . . . she rates A-1 with us . . . Tom, too . . .food rates that high with her . . . Tom, too. TED NOGA . , . Nag . . . the only bright light in his life is music . . . king of swing along the campus . . . rates fairly high with himself . . . and hopes he rates high with pretty bru- nettes . . . casaba tosser . . . and by blowing a horn . . . hopes to be a second Bee- thoven . . . not Gabriel. LORRAINE OTQONNOR . . . Lo . . . likes danc- ing . . . anywhere . . . any- time . . . ambition is to go abroad . . . won't pull any faux pas over there . . . isn't being done . . . an- other tender of the sick and iniirm. MARIE OLMO . . . Ol- lie . . . little home body . . . dislikes dances and parties . . . not because she's not popular . . . how could she not be popular. . . exquisite hazel eyes that are different . . . and a fun lover if there ever was one . . . and yet, she'd rather darn socks. ANDREW ORTIZ . . . Andy . . . fun loving . . . gaiety seeking boy . . . he left us for a while . . . now he's back to graduate . . . our only regret is that this isn't footbal season . . . so he can't fight to win for his dear Alma Mater . . . as he did before. LAURA PAGLIETTINI. . . Pag . . . no ambition. . . just petting her dog . . . who is her best friend . . . he doesn't criticize . . . in- tends to be a lady of leisure . . . after forming a down with teachers' pets organi- zation . . . yes, she's against them. PETER PARDO. . . Pete . . . you'll see him at all the latest movies . . . and driving a car . . . if he can Find a trusting friend . . . with a car . . . his voice must be changing . . . least- ways, it awfully husky . . . sometimes it cracks, too. LESLIE POWER . . . Les . . . well-known and well liked . . . her smile is un- ceasing and . . . her faculty for doing things . . . and doing them right . . . is remarkable . . . maybe that excuses her detentions when she's late . . . always . . . as a good example we fol- low Leslie . . . and her habit of always lending a helping hand.